Nothing, however, prepared me for the toughest one: teaching my own children to speak Russian, my native language, as well as English. They didn’t give a hoot about extra credit or Tootsie Pop ...

When Alla Pearce came to Mecklenburg County 11 years ago, she thought she’d have little chance to speak Russian and Ukrainian, the languages she grew up with. She taught English in Ukraine and m ...

Nothing, however, prepared me for the toughest one: teaching my own children to speak Russian, my native language, as well as ...